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Last night at a Mobile Unpack event just before IFA officially kicks off in Berlin Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Note II. The successor to the initial risky Galaxy Note (which has gone on to sell 10 million units) includes a 5.5 inch HD display and a revamped S Pen which is …

Following leaks from earlier in the month revealing a Galaxy S III in black paint, Samsung has today officially acknowledged this by announcing four new colour schemes for its flagship devices. The four colours are Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black and Titanium Grey. Perhaps the most interesting piece is …

LG has announced two 4.7 inch devices in the last two days; the Optimus G will be their flagship device and the Optimus L9 will be a mid-range competitor. Starting with the Optimus  G, it is one of the first devices to be announced with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro …

The Galaxy brand has dominated Samsung's Android smartphones for years now but this could soon change with the possible announcement of the Galaxy S Camera later this week at IFA in Berlin. GSMArena has heard from a source which they claim has been reliable in the past has seen the …

Samsung has briefly dabbled in the Android media player game in the past, at one point bundling one of them with every Samsung television sold and the Korean company now adds the Galaxy Player 5.8 to this series. As the name suggests it has a 5.8 inch LCD display. Regardless …

Last week a leaked Android 4.1 build for the international Samsung Galaxy S III build was captured on film and now Android Central's sources claim that the official Jelly Bean update for its flagship smartphone will commence following the Samsung Unpacked event next week on the 29th. The firmware update is …

The existence of a Galaxy Note successor, which recently ranked up over 10 million sales, from Samsung is no secret. It is also fairly clear that Samsung will take the veils off its next generation “phablet” at IFA in Berlin at the end of the month. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P3divJBqlI'] Not much …

Sony has today announced the Xperia SL a couple of weeks ahead of its expected announced at IFA in Germany. The Xperia SL is a minor upgrade over the current Xperia S flagship, offering a slightly faster chipset and seemingly not much else. The dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor is …

Back at Google I/O in late June, it was announced that Smart App Updates were coming to the Play Store and that time has come. The latest version of the Play Store (3.8.15) which will gradually roll out to users includes this functionality. Smart App Updates can be best explained …

We always tend to worry when we think about what Android OEMs will do to ruin stock Android. Some minds have been put at ease as a video shows us what the Samsung Galaxy S III will look like when it gets its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean combined with TouchWiz …

Just a couple of weeks after Hotmail became Outlook with a completely revamped interface, SkyDrive has been given the same treatment in anticipation for the launch of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 later this year. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaWw0zLT67E'] Obvious tweaks include the presence of the not Metro but “modern” interface, as well …

After accusing more than 20 Samsung devices of patent infringement, three have been removed from proceedings in the United States Apple vs Samsung court trial. Judge Lucy Koh has ruled that the Galaxy S GT-i9000, the S II GT-i9100 and Galaxy Ace will no longer be involved when the jury is …

A couple of months ago we revealed that HTC had plans to update its flagship One X Android smartphone to Android 4.0.4. At the time we expected the update to roll out within a fortnight but for whatever reasons it was pushed back and returns with many speed improvements. Improvements …

Ahead of its late August debut, the Samsung Galaxy Note II has had another rumour attributed to it – the presence of a flexible AMOLED display. Samsung has been working on this technology for quite a while now and it is a fair possibility that it will make its debut …

To date Samsung's Galaxy S III smartphone has only been available in two colours; Pebble Blue and Marble White. While these two colours have been enough for the vast majority out there, I'm sure many owners had a lingering thought of “why is there not a black model?” Well, according …

IDC has just released their figures for the second quarter of the year, detailing smartphone shipments during that time period. Year-on-year smartphone shipments have increased 42% to 154 million units, driven primarily by Android. 68.1% of all smartphones shipped in the last quarter were Androids, driven primarily by Samsung who …

HTC's current flagship smartphone, the One X, may not hold that title for much longer. The latest rumours about the Taiwanese company reveal a device codenamed as the ‘Endeavour C2'. The current One X was codenamed the ‘Endeavour' so this device will likely be its interim successor with a few specification improvements. …

Ever since Android 4.1 Jelly Bean was released as source code last month, the number of custom firmwares is very likely to be in the hundreds. Nevertheless, some of us wish to remain on stock firmware that is provided to our devices by the manufacturer or carrier. Taking this into …

If 720p displays weren't already enough with PPI ratios sitting in the low 300's, reports are circulating that HTC could launch a smartphone with a 5 inch, 1080p display. The resulting pixel density? 440, well ahead of anything currently available. This device from HTC could launch as soon as September …

After endless leaks in recent weeks Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 10.1. Just like the 5.3 inch Note smartphone a S Pen is included for all of your stylus requirements. It will also find itself at home in a slot in the bottom right of the tablet. Other …

For those people looking for a relatively affordable yet powerful Android smartphone then the HTC ‘Proto' is one to look out for. It is rumoured to launch in Autumn (or fall) and will come in between the current One V and One S smartphones from HTC. Coming in at 9.62mm thin the …

While the debate about whether Samsung copied Apple or Apple copied Samsung rages away in California, Google has decided to put its paw in the water with a low cost tablet of its own. Before our mobile expert Blair McClelland publishes a full, indepth analysis of the tablet within the …

The successor to Sony's current flagship smartphone, the Xperia S, has been leaked and will be known as the Xperia SL. Courtesy of the Chinese website ePrice, some renders and specifications of the device have been revealed. Externally, the Xperia SL looks much the same as its predecessor. However, it will be …

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has been ported to the $25 Raspberry Pi, giving some users a long awaited taste of Android on the tiny device. The port allows the device, better known for running various versions of Linux, to act much like a smartphone or tablet, albeit at a …

Google has today released the latest Android distribution figures. The data is collected from devices that have accessed the Google Play Store in the last two weeks and while it is perhaps most useful for developers, we like to have a look at it to see how “fragmented” the Android …

Just a couple of days ago the international variant of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III received a “stability” update that also removed the universal search function. This feature grants users to search through local files using the Google Search application on the phone, as well as the usual Google results. …

Sony is known in the smartphone world for their quality products yet never manage to match the sales of the true giants such as Apple or Samsung. Their upcoming flagship has now been leaked just over a month in advance of its announcement currently scheduled for the 29th of August. …

Google I/O to the vast majority was so much more than just a developer's conference. While a select few were focused on the many informing developer sessions at the show, many of us were interested in some awesome new products. At the end of the three days we had a whole bunch …

The £159 tablet from ASUS and Google has without doubt been selling well since its retail availability in the last fortnight and while some customers wanting the tablet have left stores empty handed, no official sales figures have been released. Data collected by advertisement provider Chitika shows an early insight …

There is a brand new update rolling out to the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S III today. The Samsung flagship has already received a few updates since its launch earlier in the year which smoothed performance but this “stability” update removes functionality. So what does the XXBLG6 firmware …